A favorite of my childhood and I enjoyed rereading it the past two weeks, a chapter a day. The illustrations by Jules Feiffer are excellent, too. Milo is a boy who doesn’t know what to do with himself, or how to use his free time. One day a large package appears in his room with […]

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01.06.2025

Rereading: JURGEN by James Branch Cabell - Todd's Blog

Jurgen, the seventh book in the “Biography of the Life of Manuel,” is Cabell’s best known and best-selling book largely because it generated a lawsuit against the author and publisher for obscenity. The book is a romantic comedy of sorts that does include lots of sex, but always inferred and making use of sly wordplay […]

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02.06.2025

My Music: LINDA'S SONG - Todd's Blog

My good friend Linda, who I had known for about eight years, was going through a tough time. We lived several hours apart then, in different states, but kept in touch by letters and occasional phone calls, and I visited her once or twice a year. In October of 1978 I was shocked to hear […]

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04.06.2025

Klein Letterer Biographies in JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #93 - Todd's Blog

In November 2024, John Morrow of TwoMorrows emailed me, saying: I’m getting started on Jack Kirby Collector #93, and the theme is “Supporting Players.” So I’d like to represent Kirby’s various letterers in some way. Alex Jay pointed me toward your amazing historical blog posts on Howard Ferguson and Ben Oda. I told him I’d […]

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